Madurai vs Pune
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madurai and Pune.
Live AQI from Open-Meteo CAMS (~45 km global model, updated hourly). Multi-year history from CPCB station data via aqinow.co pipeline (2016–2024, station-level daily records).
AQI Comparison
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Madurai averaged an AQI of 48 while Pune averaged 97 — a 49-point (102%) gap, with Pune the more polluted and Madurai the cleaner of the two. On 76 days when both cities reported, Madurai was cleaner on 76 of them; the average daily gap was 146 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madurai peaks in December, while Pune peaks in November. Madurai logged 0% Severe days and 98.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pune was 0.1% Severe and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madurai 17 days, Pune 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Madurai reached AQI 105 at Uchapatti (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26; Pune hit AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Madurai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48); Pune spans 12 stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122).